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Lost in the excitement of the Dynamo's 1-0 win over Santos Laguna Tuesday night at BBVA Compass Stadium was the fact that the win extended the club's home unbeaten streak in all competitions. The streak now stands at 32 games, dating back to a 2-0 loss to the Columbus Crew on June 11, 2011.

Since last night's win was in the CONCACAF Champions League, the Dynamo's home unbeaten streak in MLS play remains at 26 matches. Real Salt Lake holds the all-time record with 29 consecutive MLS home games unbeaten and 34 consecutive home games in all competitions unbeaten.

As it stands, the Dynamo will have a chance to tie Real Salt Lake's all competitions record on Saturday, March 30 when they host the San Jose Earthquakes at BBVA Compass Stadium. If Houston is able to keep its streak intact, they will be able to tie Salt Lake's MLS record when they host the Chicago Fire on April 14.

When the Major League Soccer schedule was released in January, fans took to analyzing the Dynamo's matchups, both home and away. But it was the Dynamo's bye weekend that might prove to be the most valuable for the club.

Following Tuesday's 1-0 win over Santos Laguna in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal series, the Dynamo will have the weekend off before traveling to Mexico for the second leg.

Houston is not the only team in MLS with such an advantage. Both the Seattle Sounders and LA Galaxy, who are also competing in the CCL quartefinals, will have this coming weekend off from league play. It's another design by the executives at MLS to give their teams an advantage in the region's premier tournament.

On the flip side, schedule makers for LigaMX did not do Santos Laguna any favors. Santos played last Friday night against Jaguares de Chiapas before Tuesday's first leg at BBVA Compass Stadium. Los Guerreros will host Atlante on Friday, March 9 before hosting the Dynamo in the second leg on Wednesday, March 13.

Will the Dynamo's off weekend give them a leg up in game two? Is Santos a deep enough team to overcome four games in 13 days? Give us your thoughts in the comment section below.